The following are the squad lists for the countries that played in the 1959 South American Championship held in Argentina. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. ^[1]

The teams plays in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. ^[2]

Head Coach: Victorio Spinetto

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	4 FW	Raúl Belén	(1931-07-01)1 July 1931 (aged 27)		Racing
	4 FW	Roberto Brookes			Chacarita Juniors
	4 FW	Pedro Callá	(1934-01-01)1 January 1934 (aged 25)		Argentinos Juniors
	2 DF	Vladislao Cap	(1934-07-05)5 July 1934 (aged 24)		Racing
	2 DF	Luis Raúl Cardoso	(1930-07-18)18 July 1930 (aged 28)		Boca Juniors
	2 DF	Néstor Cardoso	(1935-11-17)17 November 1935 (aged 23)		Rosario Central
	4 FW	Oreste Corbatta	(1936-03-11)11 March 1936 (aged 22)		Racing
	3 MF	Jorge Griffa	(1927-11-09)9 November 1927 (aged 31)		Newell's Old Boys
	3 MF	Eliseo Mouriño	(1927-06-03)3 June 1927 (aged 31)		Boca Juniors
	3 MF	Carlos Griguol	(1934-09-04)4 September 1934 (aged 24)		Atlanta
	3 MF	Osvaldo Güenzatti	(1931-03-23)23 March 1931 (aged 27)		Atlanta
	3 MF	Juan Francisco Lombardo	(1925-06-11)11 June 1925 (aged 33)		Boca Juniors
	4 FW	Pedro Manfredini	(1935-09-07)7 September 1935 (aged 23)		Racing
	2 DF	Juan Carlos Murúa	(1935-07-18)18 July 1935 (aged 23)		Racing
	4 FW	Osvaldo Nardiello	(1936-08-31)31 August 1936 (aged 22)		Boca Juniors
	1 GK	Jorge Negri	(1932-11-30)30 November 1932 (aged 26)		Racing
	3 MF	Julio Alberto Nuín			River Plate
	4 FW	Juan José Pizzuti	(1927-05-09)9 May 1927 (aged 31)		Racing
	3 MF	Juan José Rodríguez	(1937-01-11)11 January 1937 (aged 22)		Boca Juniors
	4 FW	José Sanfilippo	(1935-05-04)4 May 1935 (aged 23)		San Lorenzo
	2 DF	Carmelo Simeone	(1934-09-22)22 September 1934 (aged 24)		Vélez Sarsfield
	4 FW	Rubén Sosa	(1936-11-14)14 November 1936 (aged 22)		Racing
	3 MF	José Varacka	(1932-05-27)27 May 1932 (aged 26)		Independiente

Head Coach: Vicente Arraya

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	4 FW	Atilio Aguirre			The Strongest
	2 DF	Máximo Alcócer	(1933-04-15)15 April 1933 (aged 25)		Jorge Wilstermann
	4 FW	Ricardo Alcón			Litoral
	4 FW	Abdul Aramayo	(1934-09-04)4 September 1934 (aged 24)		Petrolero
	2 DF	Miguel Burgos	(1929-09-09)9 September 1929 (aged 29)		The Strongest
	3 MF	Wilfredo Camacho	(1935-06-21)21 June 1935 (aged 23)		Dep. Municipal
	2 DF	Óscar Claure	(1933-01-18)18 January 1933 (aged 26)		Jorge Wilstermann
	4 FW	Ausberto García	(1934-02-09)9 February 1934 (aged 25)		Jorge Wilstermann
	1 GK	Arturo López	(1935-05-20)20 May 1935 (aged 23)		Bolívar
	4 FW	Renan López	(1939-10-31)31 October 1939 (aged 19)		Jorge Wilstermann
	4 FW	Mario Mena	(1928-07-28)28 July 1928 (aged 30)		Bolívar
	2 DF	Jorge Montes			Dep. Municipal
	2 DF	Máximo Ramírez	(1933-06-09)9 June 1933 (aged 25)		The Strongest
	3 MF	César Sánchez	(1935-01-29)29 January 1935 (aged 24)		Jorge Wilstermann
	2 DF	Ramón Santos			Bolívar
	1 GK	Oscar Soliz	(1935-05-14)14 May 1935 (aged 23)		The Strongest
	4 FW	Víctor Ugarte	(1926-05-05)5 May 1926 (aged 32)		Once Caldas
	4 FW	Freddy Valda [ fr]	(1932-03-23)23 March 1932 (aged 26)		Petrolero
	3 MF	Edgar Vargas			Bolívar
	3 MF	Raymundo Zenteno			Dep. Municipal

Head Coach: Vicente Feola

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	4 FW	Almir Pernambuquinho	(1937-10-28)28 October 1937 (aged 21)		Vasco da Gama
	2 DF	Bellini	(1930-06-07)7 June 1930 (aged 28)		Vasco da Gama
	1 GK	Castilho	(1927-11-27)27 November 1927 (aged 31)		Fluminense
	2 DF	Chico Formiga	(1930-11-11)11 November 1930 (aged 28)		Santos
	3 MF	Chinesinho	(1935-09-15)15 September 1935 (aged 23)		Palmeiras
	2 DF	Coronel	(1935-01-27)27 January 1935 (aged 24)		Vasco da Gama
	2 DF	Djalma Santos	(1929-02-23)23 February 1929 (aged 30)		Palmeiras
	3 MF	Décio Esteves	(1927-05-21)21 May 1927 (aged 31)		Bangu
	3 MF	Didí	(1928-10-08)8 October 1928 (aged 30)		Botafogo
	3 MF	Dino Sani	(1932-05-23)23 May 1932 (aged 26)		São Paulo
	2 DF	Dorval	(1935-02-26)26 February 1935 (aged 24)		Santos
	4 FW	Henrique Frade	(1933-08-03)3 August 1933 (aged 25)		Flamengo
	4 FW	Garrincha	(1933-10-28)28 October 1933 (aged 25)		Botafogo
	1 GK	Gilmar	(1930-08-22)22 August 1930 (aged 25)		Corinthians
	2 DF	Mauro Ramos	(1930-08-30)30 August 1930 (aged 28)		São Paulo
	2 DF	Nílton Santos	(1925-05-16)16 May 1925 (aged 33)		Botafogo
	2 DF	Orlando	(1935-09-20)20 September 1935 (aged 23)		Vasco da Gama
	2 DF	Paulinho	(1932-04-15)15 April 1932 (aged 26)		Vasco da Gama
	4 FW	Pelé	(1940-10-23)23 October 1940 (aged 18)		Santos
	4 FW	Paulo Valentim	(1932-11-20)20 November 1932 (aged 26)		Botafogo
	4 FW	Mário Zagallo	(1931-08-09)9 August 1931 (aged 27)		Botafogo
	3 MF	Zito	(1932-08-08)8 August 1932 (aged 26)		Santos

Head Coach: Fernando Riera

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	4 FW	Luis Hernán Álvarez	(1938-05-21)21 May 1938 (aged 20)			Colo Colo
	1 GK	Raúl Coloma	(1928-07-09)9 July 1928 (aged 30)			Curicó Unido
	4 FW	Luis Eyzaguirre	(1939-06-22)22 June 1939 (aged 19)			Universidad de Chile
	4 FW	Carlos Hoffmann				Santiago Wanderers
	4 FW	Mario Moreno	(1935-12-31)31 December 1935 (aged 23)			Colo Colo
	2 DF	Sergio Navarro	(1936-11-20)20 November 1936 (aged 22)			Universidad de Chile
	2 DF	Hernán Rodríguez	(1933-05-02)2 May 1933 (aged 25)			Colo Colo
	4 FW	Eladio Rojas	(1934-08-11)11 August 1934 (aged 24)			Everton
	2 DF	Juan Rojas				La Serena
	4 FW	Leonel Sánchez	(1936-04-25)25 April 1936 (aged 22)			Universidad de Chile
	2 DF	Raúl Sánchez	(1933-10-26)26 October 1933 (aged 25)			Santiago Wanderers
	4 FW	Juan Soto	(1937-04-27)27 April 1937 (aged 21)			Colo Colo
	4 FW	Mario Soto				Universidad Católica
	3 MF	Armando Tobar	(1938-06-07)7 June 1938 (aged 20)			Santiago Wanderers
	2 DF	Jorge Toro	(1939-01-10)10 January 1939 (aged 20)			Colo Colo
	2 DF	Mario Torres				Audax Italiano
	2 DF	Sergio Valdés	(1935-06-22)22 June 1935 (aged 23)			Magallanes
	3 MF	Luis Vera	(1929-12-22)22 December 1929 (aged 29)			Audax Italiano
	4 FW	Carlos Verdejo	(1934-02-10)10 February 1934 (aged 25)			La Serena

Head Coach: Aurelio González

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
—	1 GK	Samuel Aguilar	(1933-03-16)16 March 1933 (aged 25)		Olimpia
—	1 GK	Honorio Casco			Cerro Porteño
—	2 DF	Edelmiro Arévalo	(1929-01-07)7 January 1929 (aged 30)		Olimpia
—	2 DF	Luis Gini	(1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 23)		Sol de América
—	2 DF	Juan Lezcano	(1937-04-05)5 April 1937 (aged 21)		Olimpia
—	3 MF	Eligio Echagüe	(1931-12-31)31 December 1931 (aged 27)		Olimpia
—	3 MF	Silvio Parodi (footballer)	(1931-11-06)6 November 1931 (aged 24)		Vasco da Gama
—	3 MF	Carlos Sanabria	(1938-07-12)12 July 1938 (aged 20)		Guaraní
—	3 MF	Osvaldo Sánchez			Olimpia
—	3 MF	Salvador Villalba	(1924-08-29)29 August 1924 (aged 34)		Libertad
—	4 FW	José Aveiro	(1936-07-18)18 July 1936 (aged 22)		Sp. Luqueño
—	4 FW	Juan Cañete	(1929-07-27)27 July 1929 (aged 29)		Huracán
—	4 FW	Luis Doldán	(1938-01-19)19 January 1938 (aged 21)		Olimpia
—	4 FW	Eligio Insfrán	(1935-10-27)27 October 1935 (aged 23)		Guaraní
—	4 FW	Ángel Jara Saguier	(1936-01-10)10 January 1936 (aged 23)		Cerro Porteño
—	4 FW	Enrique Jara Saguier	(1934-07-12)12 July 1934 (aged 24)		Cerro Porteño
—	4 FW	Gilberto Penayo	(1933-04-03)3 April 1933 (aged 22)		Cerro Porteño
—	4 FW	Cayetano Ré	(1938-02-07)7 February 1938 (aged 21)		Cerro Porteño
—	4 FW	Ildefonso Sanabria			Guaraní

Head Coach: György Orth

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	2 DF	Isaac Andrade [ es]	(1937-07-13)13 July 1937 (aged 21)		Sport Boys
	1 GK	Rafael Asca [ es]	(1924-10-24)24 October 1924 (aged 34)		Sporting Cristal
	3 MF	Víctor Benítez	(1936-10-30)30 October 1936 (aged 22)		Alianza Lima
	2 DF	Adolfo Calenzani	(1936-09-11)11 September 1936 (aged 22)		Sport Boys
	4 FW	José Carrasco			Municipal
	4 FW	Juan de la Vega	(1934-03-10)10 March 1934 (aged 24)		Alianza Lima
	2 DF	Alipio Escate			Sporting Cristal
	2 DF	José Fernández	(1939-02-14)14 February 1939 (aged 20)		Universitario
	3 MF	Guillermo Fleming	(1934-04-09)9 April 1934 (aged 24)		Municipal
	2 DF	Enrique Flores			Alianza Lima
	4 FW	Óscar Gómez Sánchez	(1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 23)		River Plate
	3 MF	Manuel Grimaldo	(1940-01-02)2 January 1940 (aged 19)		Alianza Lima
	4 FW	Tomás Iwasaki	(1937-11-13)13 November 1937 (aged 21)		Universitario
	4 FW	Juan Joya	(1934-02-25)25 February 1934 (aged 25)		Alianza Lima
	4 FW	Miguel Ángel Loayza	(1938-06-21)21 June 1938 (aged 20)		Ciclista Lima
	3 MF	Claudio Lostanau	(1939-03-01)1 March 1939 (aged 20)		Municipal
	4 FW	Óscar Montalvo	(1937-03-20)20 March 1937 (aged 21)		Municipal
	3 MF	Dante Rovay [ es]	(1928-06-10)10 June 1928 (aged 30)		Sporting Cristal
	4 FW	Juan Seminario	(1936-07-22)22 July 1936 (aged 22)		Municipal
	3 MF	Alberto Terry	(1929-05-16)16 May 1929 (aged 29)		Sporting Cristal
	4 FW	Alonso Urdániga	(1936-10-30)30 October 1936 (aged 22)		Sport Boys
	1 GK	Dimas Zegarra	(1932-12-19)19 December 1932 (aged 26)		Universitario

Head Coach: Héctor Castro

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	4 FW	Zelmar Aguilera			Sud América
	2 DF	Esteban Álvarez			Defensor
	4 FW	Eladio Benítez	(1939-02-24)24 February 1939 (aged 20)		Racing
	4 FW	Carlos Borges	(1932-01-14)14 January 1932 (aged 27)		Peñarol
	4 FW	Julio Castillo			Rampla Juniors
	2 DF	Mirto Davoine	(1933-02-13)13 February 1933 (aged 26)		Rampla Juniors
	3 MF	Héctor Demarco	(1936-05-31)31 May 1936 (aged 22)		Defensor
	4 FW	Vladas Douksas	(1933-03-14)14 March 1933 (aged 25)		Rampla Juniors
	4 FW	Guillermo Escalada	(1936-04-24)24 April 1936 (aged 22)		Nacional
	4 FW	Roque Fernández			Nacional
	3 MF	Néstor Gonçalves	(1936-04-27)27 April 1936 (aged 22)		Peñarol
	4 FW	Víctor Guaglianone	(1936-09-24)24 September 1936 (aged 22)		Wanderers
	1 GK	Juan Carlos Leiva			Rampla Juniors
	2 DF	William Martínez	(1928-01-13)13 January 1928 (aged 31)		Peñarol
	2 DF	Juan Carlos Mesías	(1933-07-06)6 July 1933 (aged 25)		Nacional
	3 MF	Luis Miramontes	(1928-12-15)15 December 1928 (aged 30)		Defensor
	4 FW	Héctor Núñez	(1936-05-08)8 May 1936 (aged 22)		Nacional
	4 FW	Domingo Pérez	(1936-06-07)7 June 1936 (aged 22)		Nacional
	3 MF	Climaco Rodríguez			Defensor
	4 FW	José Sasía	(1933-12-27)27 December 1933 (aged 25)		Defensor
	4 FW	Alcides Silveira	(1938-03-18)18 March 1938 (aged 20)		Sud América
	1 GK	Walter Taibo	(1931-03-07)7 March 1931 (aged 28)		Nacional